POMPADOUR


Meaning of POMPADOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpäm-pə-ˌdȯr ]

noun

Etymology: Marquise de Pompadour

Date: 1756

1.

a. : a man's style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front

b. : a woman's style of hairdressing in which the hair is brushed into a loose full roll around the face

2. : hair dressed in a pompadour

• pom·pa·doured -ˌdȯrd adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.